Bar, Chef, Hospitality, Catering and Live-in Pub and Hotel Jobs UK
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Work in a wine bar in central London or live and work in an old English pub or hotel in the UK countryside – the choice is yours. In addition to the bar jobs, waiting jobs and kitchen staff needed in pubs to serve the perfect pint or cook up some sausages and mash, there is also kitchen and serving work available in restaurants and cafes. The massive UK tourist industry ensures numerous inns, hotels and guesthouses also need help both in the kitchen and with housekeeping and front-desk work. Chef jobs in the UK are also numerous and present an excellent opportunity to expand your international horizons. If you require maximum flexibility in your work plans - London catering jobs are in abundance to provide for the numerous international functions that take place year round.
Working travellers are well-liked because they are known to have great customer service skills and aren’t afraid of the long hours and hard work. You can earn good money for upcoming travel adventures if you work hard during the busy seasons of June, July and Christmas. There is work available year round but it pays to organise yourself so that you are at least working the busy periods.
Experience is often not necessary for UK bar jobs and even kitchen jobs. If you are a hard-working and enthusiastic individual then you should pick up some work easily. Of course any previous hospitality experience will certainly help you; particularly in the quieter recruitment periods.
Most hospitality work will pay upwards from £6.50 per hour and jobs are often based on 40 to 60 hour weeks. Of course live-in pub and hotel jobs normally include accommodation and some or all meals which greatly assists your savings for further travel. Live-in pub work will pay upwards of £4.30 per hour with a minimum of a 44 hour week. Be sure to check what is and isn’t included in a live-in job contract. Keep in mind that for all jobs that you will probably be asked to work way over your required hours, especially during the busy summer and holiday periods; check to see that you will be paid for the overtime!
- Pluses: fun and highly social work environment, accommodation for live-in jobs
- Minuses: long hours and hard work
Find your ideal Bar, Chef, Hospitality, Catering, Live-in and Hotel job in the UK by registering with WORKgateways up to two years before you plan to travel to the UK.
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